FIGMMA Overturns Mohamed Said Maalems Victory in Brave CF 52 Headliner – Sherdog.com

Brave Combat Federations first foray into Italy wasnt withoutcontroversy.

After evaluating the footage of the clash, FIGMMA overturned theresult to a no contest. As a result, the organizations lightheavyweight championship is vacant once again. Brave hasntannounced yet whether it intends to schedule a rematch betweenMaalem and Fakhreddine, but it might be only a matter of timeconsidering the bad blood between the two fighters.

Following a thorough investigation and analysis, the ItalianFederation of Grappling and Mixed Martial Arts deemed that theillegal strikes to the back of the head by Maalem in the finalsequence of the fight,contributed to the stoppage of the match,announced the Bahraini promotion in a statement.

The 37-year-old Fakhreddine(14-4 2 NC, 4-3 2 NC Brave) iscurrently chasing the dream of becoming the first Bravetwo-division champion ever after capturing the middleweight crownfrom DanielSouza Pereira at Brave CF 41. Maalem(11-3 1NC, 2-0 1NCBrave) earned a chance to fight for the title thanks to hissix-bout winning streak, which includes victories over Todd Stouteand ZvonimirKralj under the Brave banner.

This is not the first time the Maalem-Fakhreddine matchup has beensurrounded by controversy. The pair should have collidedinthe Brave CF 50 co-main event with the vacant light heavyweightchampionship on the line, butFakhreddine pulled out a fewhours before the match due to an illness.

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